The Queen Mother looked at Yunzhen and said, "Old Fourteen, don't just stand there like an idiot. Come and see the Queen."

Yunyu lowered his head slightly, his eyes fell on the hem of Yixiu's skirt, and he said, "Your humble servant greets the Empress's wife."

Yixiu nodded slightly and said, "Fourteenth brother, there is no need to be so polite."

Yi Xiu smiled and said, "I heard that Fourteenth Brother had already completed his job application with the Queen, and I thought I would see Fourteenth Brother at the New Year's Eve banquet, but I didn't expect to see him here at the Queen Mother's place."

"Fourteenth brother, you have been guarding the border for a year. You have worked hard."

Yixiu suddenly thought of the young Yunzhi's wish to become the first Baturu of the Qing Dynasty.

Now it has been realized.

Yunzhi felt Yixiu's eyes on him and straightened his back slightly.

"It's not hard. This is what I should do as a prince."

"It's the Imperial Sister-in-law who has worked hard this year."

The Queen Mother saw the interaction between the two people, but she didn't notice anything unusual.

Now the fourth brother and the fourteenth brother have a good relationship, so it’s okay for the fourteenth brother to talk to Yixiu more.

Yixiu and the Queen Mother chatted about some trivial matters in the palace again. Yunli listened quietly on the side, occasionally interjecting a few words, but his eyes always drifted towards Yixiu involuntarily.

Yixiu seemed to notice Yunli's gaze. She raised her eyes slightly to look at him, then quickly lowered her eyes with a calm expression.

Yunli felt a little disappointed. He wished Yixiu could pay more attention to him.

After a while, the Queen Mother seemed a little tired, so she asked Yixiu to go back and rest first.

Just as Yunzhi was about to leave, the Queen Mother looked at him and said, "Old Fourteen, if you really have a girl you love, you might as well tell the Empress Dowager about it. The Empress Dowager can make the decision for you."

Yunzhen said: "My Queen Mother, my son really has no one he loves."

The Queen Mother sighed slightly and said, "Forget it. If you don't want to say it, the Queen Mother won't force you. But if one day you meet someone you really like, you must cherish him or her."

Yunzhi nodded silently, but his mind was full of Yixiu's figure.

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Yunli left Shoukang Palace. He took two quick steps and saw Yixiu's figure.

"Royal sister-in-law!"

Yixiu stopped and said with a smile, "Fourteenth brother."

Without the Queen Mother present at this time, Yunli actually heard a sense of intimacy and casualness in Yixiu's voice.

Yunzhi felt a little excited and surprised.

"It must be very hard to stay at the border, right?"

Yixiu looked at Yunli seriously for the first time today.

He looked shabby at this time, his brows seemed to be weathered, his skin was a little rough and had turned dark.

Yixiu tried hard to imagine what Yunli looked like in his previous life, but she couldn't remember it at all.

At that time, the winners were kings and the losers were villains. How could she pay attention to the situation of a loser?

At that time, her heart and eyes were full of Yinzhen. She hated Yinzhen and her sister Chunyuan, and missed her son Honghui.

Yunli just felt his heart burning.

"It's not hard. If I can keep my sister-in-law safe by guarding the border, then it will be worth it."

"Although I am the queen, I am also a citizen of the Qing Dynasty. If you exchange my peace for the peace of the people of the Qing Dynasty, it is good that you have this heart."

Yunzhi felt a little embarrassed when she saw that Yixiu did not respond to her.

He knew that Yixiu must have understood the hidden meaning of his words, which was a rejection of him.

Yunzhi secretly hated himself for being so rash and expressing his feelings like that. It was really irresponsible.

Fortunately, Yixiu was rational enough to focus his attention on greater things.

Yunli laughed along with Yixiu and mentioned another matter.

"Sister-in-law, thank you for the last imperial examination cheating case." Yunzhen had wanted to say thank you for a long time, but he had just cleared himself of the charges when he was sent to the frontier by Yinzhen.

"No need to say thank you for your efforts."

Yixiu smiled faintly and said, "I certainly can't watch the emperor wrongly accuse you, nor can I watch those people with ulterior motives behind the scenes sow discord between you and the emperor."

The two people walked forward slowly.

We will soon reach the place where we leave the palace.

The two were about to say goodbye, but Yixiu suddenly remembered something.

"Fourteenth brother, since you are leaving the palace this time, I have something to trouble you with."

"Just tell me, sister-in-law. As long as I can do it, I will definitely do it for you."

Yixiu thought of Rouze. She had been in Ganlu Temple for three years now, and she was afraid that after the New Year, she would have to find a way to return to the palace.

"Please ask my fourteenth brother to help me find out about my sister and how she is doing in Ganlu Temple."

When Rouze went to Ganlu Temple, Yixiu arranged for someone to find out about her.

However, with Yinzhen's ascension to the throne, she also entered the palace to deliver news, but it was not as convenient as before. She only asked them to tell her the most important news.

Now she hasn't heard from her for a while.

When Yunli heard this, he thought it was just such a small matter and agreed without hesitation.

"I will tell the Empress-in-law the news I have gathered on New Year's Eve."

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After Yixiu and Yunli separated, a young eunuch walked out from the dark.

He left in a hurry.

Not long after, Kumutu Xiu Yue, who was still under house arrest in Xianfu Palace, received the news.

"I didn't expect that the Queen would be so close to the Fourteenth Master."

Xiu Yue coughed twice and spat out a mouthful of blood.

There was a dark shadow under her eyes at this moment, as if she were possessed by a ghost.

She suddenly understood why Cao Qinmo was targeting her.

At first she thought Cao Qinmo was targeting her just because of the two pieces of charcoal.

Isn’t Cao Qinmo Yixiu’s person?

At first she thought it was Yixiu who did it, but she never figured out why.

She was ambitious only when she first entered the palace and wanted to compete with Yixiu, but she soon faced the reality.

Later, she only had some conflicts with other favored women.

Now she has figured it out.

The only time she had offended Yixiu was when she went to tell Yixiu about the imperial examination fraud case.

But Yixiu said that there was nothing wrong with her discussing state affairs. Now it seemed that Yixiu and the Fourteenth Master had an affair, so when she mentioned the imperial examination cheating case, Yixiu became angry and embarrassed.

Afterwards, Yixiu asked Cao Qinmo to attack her.

How could Cao Qinmo, a poor girl, make Xiao Dongzi change his mind?

If Yixiu was behind this, then everything would make sense.

"I'm going to see the Emperor. I have something important to report!"

Concubine Rui rushed to the door, banged on it hard, and shouted at the person outside.

The guard at the door said, "My Lady Rui, the Emperor asked you to rest well in the room and not come out. My Lady should save your energy."

"I have something important to report!"

The guard at the door remained unmoved.

The Queen Mother specifically told them not to pay any attention to what she said.

If they disturb the emperor, it would be their fault.

So they just let Rui Guiren shout inside and remained indifferent.

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